U.S. department store retailer J.C. Penney Co. Inc. will discontinue selling the ArgyleCulture clothing line of hip-hop personality Russell Simmons following reports of Simmons' alleged sexual misconduct toward a number of women, Fortune reported Dec. 1, citing an email from a J.C. Penney spokesman.
The development comes after screenwriter Jenny Lumet accused Simmons of sexual assault in an article published by The Hollywood Reporter. Simmons, who is the CEO of Rush Communications and founder of Def Jam Recordings record label, has also been accused by other women of sexual misconduct, according to the report.
Simmons' ArgyleCulture line was sold at about 80 of 875 J.C. Penney stores and online, Fortune said.
